NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Minnesota Vikings have signed free-agent defensive end Mike Montgomery from NFC North rival the Green Bay Packers, the Vikings said on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old Montgomery had spent the past five seasons with the Packers, who drafted him in the sixth round from Texas A&M in 2005.

He has appeared in 56 games in his five seasons in the NFL.

(Writing by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)